Free Quilling Pattern Mother's Day Card

This is a variation of the card I made for you yesterday, just click this link if you want to see that card.

This is the same thought, a Mother's love is unconditional, this is a sweet way to commemorate that love.

I started with a white card blank (the size of the card is up to you - depends on what you have at hand)

The scrapbooker in me added some torn green strips of paper to get the look of grass with paper. I added a "Happy Mother's Day" printed on a piece of scrap paper.

I wrote in as neat a flowing cursive hand that I could the following words:

Love Unconditional Mom

I wrote them so that they were growing along the long side of the card (these are the stems of my flowers)

I then created flowers frowing from the top of these stems

The Love flower

• 8 - 3 in (7.6 cm) Tight rolls arranged along the stem
  
• I placed a pearl at the top of the flower

The Unconditional flower

• 5 - 6 in (15.2 cm) Teardrops arranged with the rounded end in the center


• A small "crystal" or "gem" was placed in the center of the flower

The MOM flower

• 3 - 4 in (10.2 cm) Teardrops
  
• Placed a pearl for the center of the flower

I found these cute heart shaped crystals and added one to the card

What garden would be complete without a butterfly?
Head and Body

• 1 - 6 in (15.2 cm) Teardrop


• 1 - 3 in (7.6 cm) Loose Coil for the head


• 1 - .5 in (1.3 cm) strip cut in half 3/4 of the way down the strip. Glue the end that was not cut to the head and curl the cut ends to create the antennae

Large Wing (create 2 of these)

• 3 in (7.6 cm) white strip glued to a 6 in ( cm) Red strip


• Roll your coil so that the white is in the center, create a Teardrop shape

Small Wing (create 2 of these)

• 2 in (5.1 cm) White strip glued to 3 in (7.6 cm) Red strip
• Roll your coil so that the white is in the center, create a Teardrop shape

Glue one pair of wings to the body and the second pair of wings on top for the added dimension

Use the picture for guidance and placement

Have Fun!

Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco

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Free Quilling Pattern Mother's Day Card

Whenever I think of Mom's I think about how we love unconditionally. So this card is a way to commemorate that love.

I started with a white card blank (the size of the card is up to you - depends on what you have at hand)

I wrote in as neat a flowing cursive hand that I could the following words:

Love
Unconditional
Mom

I wrote them so that they were growing along the long side of the card (these are the stems of my flowers)

I then created flowers frowing from the top of these stems

The Love flower

• 4 - 4 in (10.2 cm) Loose Coils


• 2 - 4 in (10.2 cm) Teardrops (for the leaves)


• I accented the flower with a "crystal" / "gem"

The Unconditional flower

• 9 - 3 in (7.6 cm) Teardrops arranged along the stem


• 1 - 4 in (10.2 cm) Tight Roll placed at the top


• 2 small "crystals" or "gems" were used to dot the "I's"

The MOM flower

• 3 - 4 in (7.6 cm) Teardrops


• Accented with a "crsytal" or "gem"


• 2 - 4 in (10.2 cm) Teardrops (for the leaves)


• Round, red crystal or gem for the "O" in Mom

What garden would be complete without a butterfly?
Head and Body

• 1 - 4 in (10.2 cm) Marquise


• 1 - 2 in (5 cm) white strip with just a tiny strip of black glued to the end. The tight roll is coiled so that the black is in the center like an eye


• 1 - .5 in (1.3 cm) strip cut in half 3/4 of the way down the strip. Glue the end that was not cut to the head and curl the cut ends to create the antennae

Large Wing

• 3 in (7.6 cm) strip glued to a 3 in (7.6 cm) White strip glued to a 4 in (10.2 cm) strip


• Roll your coil so that the 4 in (10.2 cm) end is rolled last

Small Wing:

• 4 in (10.2 cm) Teardrop

Arrange as shown

Add some dashes to show the path your little butterfly flew
Add a bright, cheerful sun in the corner and some grass

Have Fun!

Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco

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Free Quilling Pattern Angel

This quilled Angel is very sweet isn't she? She is made using the Spreuer or Onion Holder technique and floats on her very "springtime" colors.


You can follow these instructions to make her for your very own!

>Head:

2 strips of Pink paper, tight roll
Shape the tight roll by gently pushing center up

Hair (look at closeup to see how hair looks glued and curled):

1 – 6 in (7.6 cm) strip yellow
Glue yellow strip to top of head. Make 2 cuts and curl to give Angel 3 curly Q’s.

Halo:

1 – 3 in (7.6 cm) strip gold for the halo
Glue to back

For Both the Body and Wings, you will use the Spreuer Technique (click link for more information)

General instructions are to Start in the center and wrap your strip to the left then to the right. Continually going back and forth.



Body (Make 1, look at picture):

Start at 9 – 8L – 8R – 7L – 7R – 6L – 6R – 5L – 5R

Wings (Make 2, look at picture):

Start at 7 – 6L – 5L – 4L – 3L

Embellishments:

I gave her a collar that is made from approximately 1.5 in (3.8 cm) Spiral
She also has a bouquet of flowers with some flourish of green

I placed her on a 3 in x 3 in (7.6 cm x 7.6 cm) square that I punched using a Fiskars Border punch (I loved the punch, but I was so disappointed when the punch broke)

The Quote is from Luciano de Crescenzo:

"We are each of us angels with only one wing,
and we can only fly by embracing one another"

Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco

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Final Thank You - One World One Heart

I am sending out one final Thank You regarding the 2009 One World, One Heart

Special Thank you to Nancy (All Pulped Out) for the beautiful card she made and sent out. She gets so many special KUDOS because I think she made a card for everyone who commented on her post. Now this is something to think about, and I can only imagine the hours and hours that she spent. Isn't the card beautiful? and she even made her own mailing address labels to match. If you get a chance, don't forget to visit her: allpulpedout.blogspot.com

And I wanted to Thank the winners of my snowflakes... they were all so sweet with their comments... and I am pleased to say that all the snowflakes arrived safely (and one took a transatlantic flight to get there - lol)

Grandma Betty , Dajon (Dajon Designs) , Marie (Gave That)


These are the little beauties... 2 green and one tourquoise!


Enjoy!
Antonella :-)

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Happy St Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone!!!

St. Patrick's day is a day filled with the "luck of the Irish" and much green. Saint Patrick was the patron saint of Ireland who is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland.

Did you notice the really cute shamrock? It was created with the loving hands of a little one - isn't it cute? On the back is this little poem:

Just like the leaves on each shamrock I see,

There are three parts to the Holy Trinity,

First is God the Father,

Then Jesus His only Son,

And the Holy Spirit

Together as One.

So, did you eat Corned Beef and Cabbage today? We did over the weekend, but not tonight. By the way, I have it on good authority that Corned Beef and Cabbage is not the traditional St. Pat's meal. Corned Beef is apparently more of an English meal, not Irish. A meal that is eaten in Ireland is boiled bacon and cabbage. Lest you forget, here is a funny poem by Frances Shilliday to help us remember:

GOOD GRIEF - NOT BEEF!

I just want to put something straight
About what should be on your plate,
If it's corned beef you're makin'
You're sadly mistaken,
That isn't what Irishmen ate.

If you ever go over the pond
You'll find it's of bacon they're fond,
All crispy and fried,
With some cabbage beside,
And a big scoop of praties beyond.

Your average Pat was a peasant
Who could not afford beef or pheasant.
On the end of his fork
Was a bit of salt pork,
As a change from potatoes 'twas pleasant.

This custom the Yanks have invented,
Is an error they've never repented,
But bacon's the stuff
That all Irishmen scoff,
With fried cabbage it is supplemented.

So please get it right this St. Paddy's.
Don't feed this old beef to your daddies.
It may be much flasher,
But a simple old rasher,
Is what you should eat with your tatties.

©Frances Shilliday 2004, please visit her website which debunks other myths including this little ditty.

Enjoy!

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Some Quilling Friends

Being a part of the One World One Heart giveaway was great. I got to meet so many new and interesting people.

One of my new blog friends is Reshmi and she has a wonderful blog. She is among many other things a quiller and has done some really beautiful quilled work. She has graciously allowed me to post some of her pictures here. Please stop by her site and check out all her wonderful tutorials and such - so much more than quilling. I will be posting more about her soon in one of my Artist Spotlight features.

Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco

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Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!

Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated arond the world today on February 14th. Sending cards and love notes is part of the tradition and part of the fun.

My favorite story about the history of Valentine's day is this one... Legend has it that there was a Roman named St. Valentine who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14th. As the legend goes, St. Valentine left a note for the jailer's daughter, and signed it "From Your Valentine" before he was to be executed.

Sappy I know, but what can I say? You want something else that is sappy? How about this sweet little card, sure to warm your heart..

Are you looking for a cute design for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day or just a cute design period? Well this is perfect if you have little ones in the house. Want to add just a little bit of quilling to your design? This is the pattern for you :-)

For those of us who have children, you know that many of the early art projects you receive from your children will involve stamping with their hands. These are art works to be treasured, as you surely forget how small their hands are as they get older.

We know that our children hold our hearts in their hands and this is a cute way of showing it :-)
So, if you have a small child (a neighbor's child will do) have them stamp their hand print on a piece of cardstock. This is where you cam be as creative as you wish, you can use any color you want. Just be careful to pick paints or stamps that are washable, because it can take a long time for ink to wash away (trust me, I know) :-)

• Paint or stamp a stem and leaves for your flower, don't forget grass



• Your paper strip length will depend on the size of the handprint



• A good place to start is with a 12 in ( cm) strip and make your Open Heart / Scroll Heart



• Glue this to the palm

Add whatever sentiment is appropriate, and you have a greate card and keepsake.

This is appropriate for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Anniversary, Birthday, whatever event you can think of that you want to share a little love.

Get creative - stamp multiple handprints and create a bouquet
Stamp multiple handprints and cut them out so that you can create a 3D effect with dimensional tape or glue dots
If you don't have a child's hand, there are handprint stamps out there that you can use. Since these are much smaller you can arrange them coming out of a vase

Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco

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